This book contains violence, sexually explicit scenes, and adult language.
Celtic Brooch Series - Book Ten
A Dark Time-Travel Romance of Power, Desire, and the Cost of Survival
Some battles end when the fighting stops.
Others leave scars that demand meaning.
Former Army Ranger Billie Malone arrives in New Orleans expecting a routine professional obligation-an industry conference, a few polite dinners, and a brief escape from the ghosts she carries home with her. When an impulsive stop at an estate sale leaves her in possession of a striking topaz brooch, she has no reason to suspect she's about to be dragged into a war that will test everything she believes about survival.
The brooch does not give warning.
Moments after triggering its magic, Billie is torn from the present and thrown into Barataria in 1814, on the edge of the Battle of New Orleans. Violence is constant here. Allegiances shift without notice. And desire is as dangerous as any weapon. Drawn into an ancient conflict that stretches far beyond a single battlefield, Billie discovers that surviving the past requires more than strength-it demands choice.
Rick O'Grady has survived war before. He knows what it costs to keep moving when others don't. When Billie disappears, he follows without hesitation, stepping into a world ruled by power, blood, and men who believe dominance justifies destruction. Among them is Jean Lafitte-brilliant, ruthless, magnetic-a force history remembers but never fully understands.
As battles rage and passions ignite, Rick is forced to confront the truth he has avoided since Afghanistan: survival alone is not victory. To live without purpose is to remain trapped in the moment everything broke. And love, when it appears here, is not safe or gentle-it is fierce, demanding, and willing to claim its price.
Desire sharpens danger.
Violence strips away illusion.
And every choice leaves a mark that cannot be erased.
The Topaz Brooch is a dark, high-stakes time-travel romance where power seduces, loyalty fractures, and meaning must be claimed from the ruins of survival-no matter the cost.
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